600.647 - Advanced Topics in Wireless Networks, Spring 07

Course Description

This class will survey current research in wireless communication networks.
These types of networks have been growing exponentially in the past several
years and include a host of different network types: ad hoc, cell phone, access
point, sensor, etc. The class will build understanding of all layers of wireless
networking and the interactions between them (including: physical, data link,
medium access control, routing, transport, and application). The topics of
security, energy efficiency, mobility, scalability, and their unique
characteristics in wireless networks will be discussed.

The class will be composed of three parts. In the first part, several different
lecturers (including guests from outside of JHU) will provide an introduction to
the field. The second part will be structured as a research seminar consisting
of class discussions of research papers. Prerequisites: 600.344/444 &
600.363/463.[Awerbuch, Systems or Analysis],3 credits

Research Papers

Every week we will discuss couple of research papers which are related to our class lecture. The papers will be posted here on the website. Please read these papers
carefully and be prepared to discuss them during class.

Wireless News

Wi-Fi Planet is your complete guide to the world of networking products based on the various 802.11 wireless networking protocols (collectively known as Wi-Fi). With daily news, features, reviews, and tutorials, Wi-Fi Planet covers all areas of the rapidly changing wireless LAN universe.

Linux Devices.com is an independent, embedded-oriented, online meeting place and technical news site for the Embedded Linux developer community. The focus of the site is to advance the use of the Linux operating system within devices and embedded systems while educating developers about Embedded Linux technologies. Editorial content features coverage of what's happening and what's upcoming in software, hardware, platforms, tools, and design efforts that affect the Embedded Linux community.

Other Related Links

Mini-box.com is the designer and manufacturer of the WRAP-BOX, a professional die-cast aluminum WIFI WRAP enclosure for outdoor applications.

Friendster is an online community that connects people through networks of friends.

A9.com --- The most powerful technology A9.com invented for Yellow Pages is Block View, which brings the Yellow Pages to life by showing a street view of millions of businesses and their surroundings. Using trucks equipped with digital cameras, global positioning system (GPS) receivers, and proprietary software and hardware, A9.com drove tens of thousands of miles capturing images and matching them with businesses and the way they look from the street.

Skype.com is a free Internet telephony application that runs on Windows, Linux, and OSX.

Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Kismet will
work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring (rfmon) mode, and can sniff 802.11b, 802.11a, and 802.11g traffic. Kismet identifies networks by passively
collecting packets and detecting standard named networks, detecting (and given time, decloaking) hidden networks, and inferring the presence of non-beaconing networks
via data traffic.

Host AP is a Linux driver for wireless LAN cards based on Intersil's Prism2/2.5/3 chipset. The driver supports
a so called Host AP mode, i.e., it takes care of IEEE 802.11 management functions in the host computer and acts as an access point.